Kitchen-cabinet.



H. W. BBRTRAM. KITCHEN CABINET. lAPPLICATION FILED JULY 12, 1913.

-' To all whom z'tgmey concern:

1 'sfr-Ares Param* i #Emma- BEnTRAm-or' realiseert@ mmm-A, AssIGNon 'roiaenonoann carreaux or FRANKFORT, 1NDIANA A CORPORATION Camarena;

Kirwan-CABINET.

. Be itgknown that'rI, HENRY W.' Bauman, a citizen of the'Un-ited States,residingat Frankfort, linthe countvof Clinton and State of Indiana, have invented a' new and useful Kit'clienfCabinet, ,ot `which the fol-y lowing is a specification.

At the present time marketable Ak'itelie'n cabinets have general. characteristics which are considered necessary.- Theyr mus t"have a lower cabinet base 'comprising'.drawers and ajeupboard, surmounted f by.A Aa Work-'- 'table which is generally .outwardly movable toinerease its available Working face.'

Above thisworktable thereis a cabinet -structure within which are ,ar-ranged .vari- .ous receptacles fof the storage 'of mater1al's,

dishes, etc. The lower portion-ofthe sur. mounting. cabinet immediately above the' work table, 'should'be closable' and it has been generally customary to provide swinging doors, hinged at lthe sides of the surmounting cabinet, for thisl purpose-but. preliminary' to :the movement of suchv doors.

it is essential thatithe `work-table be'practi--" cally clear of all lrnaterial. This'necessity'j 4has resulted .ineonsiderable annoyance and objection and it has -heretofore'been proposedvtojclose this vportion of thecabinet by a horizontally moving flexible curtain, but such an arrangement i'slvery; olfijeotionn able because :of thenecessity .of provision' 'of groove-d' tracks or ways in the floor ofthe compartment.

The. object of myv present inventionis2 therefore to Vprovide a roller curtain closure for the lower compartment of theI surmount ing cabinet portion of the kitchen cabinet of' such character that itwill, ywhen open, pre. sent va 'free and level -floor space free 'from grooves or depressions which -Would afford lodgment for dust, dirt, etc..

' The aecompanyingdrawmg illustrates my Figurel l is a perspective 'View 'of my improved structure ;F1g. 2 a fragment-ary vertical section; Figa 3 a still .morefrag1nen-- tary section of some of the-parts shown in Fig. 2; Fig. 4 a fragmentary front elevation ofthe lock rail and strike 1mb-Fig. 5 a

receive '.the sliding; and support uppercabinet structure 4, saidjupp'er cabinet structure comprising the side-boards' specification f f notemment' 7 Patented oet. 'ia-.1914; summation-mee 111151125 1913. seaiN6 .7.7a,e 5jz-. l

back 6 and "floor 7l Iii-my 'structurethe "zontal-'-c'liambe'r S'which atjts rear .endis supplemented bv' a vertical eliai'nber' 9 'imf inediatelyjback-.of the. falsebaek 1.() which 'isarranged .in the lower partei the' .com `partment 1l. Chamber 8 at its -fr'ont' is par-v tially' closed a front rail or bar. 12 'lwhieh -its "in1 1er'.' upper .corne'ris inwardly. and downwardly beveled as 'indicated.at- 133,0V

astofform an entrance intochaniber 8, and at its-upper outer-'corner 1sv provided with aA 4 seat '13", Each sideboard .5 at its front `is 'supplemented by a corner post l-l whichjat its inner corner is rabbeted at'fl 'agnd'upon the side. fag'ce'. oi Ythis rabbet is mounted :an angle barl 1 6 which'is e \:\teii de d' downwardly andrearwardly' in chamber 'S and upwardly.

'in chamber 9 so' as ytofim a guide, inthe' usual .-manner, `for the' several 'sections of a eiiible orso-ealledroller 'curtain 1 9. l. j The initialjmeiiiber 19- of curtain 12), is supplemented by a 'strike bar 20=detaeliab1y scoured by screi'vsQ.' Bar '20, .ati'ts innerl edge is beveled,l :is indicated' at' 23,-and the forward' edge of, bottom T' 4is eppo'sitely beveled, as 'at 22.,` so thatftherefinay be some. variation of position fof bar. v Q-O whileet lall times maintaininga close union with the `forwardupper cornerof 'bottom .7. 'Bar Q0,

at its front is providedwith a semicylindrif4 eal' rib '20 WhiChs'eats in seatl`i5vand-ir'1l-4 sures 'ai .proper engagement between'. the front upper corner ot bottom 7. and -the rear corner of the bar :20 when thel bar is in its lowest position so as to l'form a continuation of th'e'upper face of bottom 7 and prevent entry of crumbs .into the channels 9 A.and S.

Instead of mounting the'`A lockin .the free edge 4of' the. flexible. cur-tainas has usually been the custom in' desks, etc., where such curtains are used, .I provide. theb'ar' 20 u v'ith a pull 24' u-'hich 'projects forwardly. as clearly indicated. The upperv partei. compartment l1 is'bridged by the 'lock bar 30 on the front .facejof which is mounted a latch 31 providedv with the' usualv catch bar 32iormed for 'engagement with the pullTZL ,1

By this arrangementl have beenl able to producev a fclosure for the lower compart- 4m'entof the upper eabinetof tue kitchen "cabinet which-'canbe freely opened and closed without interfering with any mate. .mals resting upon thework table and yet of such character that no pbstruction isofered .to the free withdrawal of any materials-lying upon .y the floor ofthe compartment 'when `the closure `1s withdrawn 'from .closing po.

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The rear end ofA track 16 is so arranged that, by removing a portion of 'back 6 and withdrawing screws 21, the curtain 19 may be readilyA withdrawn to permit ready clear- -ing 'of channel 8 if necessary.

I claim as my invention: e 1..In a kitchen cabinet, the combination with the main body, vthe work table sur- .,mounting the main body, and thel superstructure arranged abovev the Awork table and having a oored compartment above the work table, of guide-ways arranged at the front coi-ners of said compartment and eX- tending rearwardlybeneath the ioor of the compartment, a iexible curtain arranged between said guide-ways and projecta'ble beneath the floor of the compaptment, and

a strikel bar having a free upper face and" carried by the free edge of ,said curtain to coperate with the forward edge of 'the compartmentffioor to close the slot between such floor and the' curtain and form a'continuation of said Hoor when the curtain is lowveiid,'and a lock arranged in the upper'part' of the compartment, and a projection car- 'ried by the Vcurtain to engage the lock when the curtain is raised to closing position.

2. In a kitchen cabinet, the combination` by the free edge'of said curtain to coperate with the forward edge oi' the compartment fiooi toclose the slot between such floor and the curtain and forma continuation of said iioor when the curtainis lo'wered, s aid bar andJ the ioor' having oppositely inclined adjacent-surfaces meeting at their upper corners,v'and a supporting bar for supporting the forward. face of the first mentioned bar when t e curtain is lowered.

3. In a kitchen cabinet,'the combination with .the .main body, the work table surmou'nting the main body', and the superstructure arranged above the work table and having -a oored compartment above the work table, ofvgui'defways arranged at the front corners of said compartment and eX- tending rearwardly beneath the floor of the compartment, aieXible curtain arranged be tween said guide-ways and projectable beneath the `floor of the'compartment, and a bar having a' free upper face andcarried by the free edge of said curtainto cooperate with the forward edge of the .compartment floor to 'close .the slot between such floor andA the curtainandform a continuation of said oor when the' curta'i is lowered.

In ja -kitchen cabinet, a y:loored Vc om. partirent, guide-ways arrange vcorners of said compartment and. extending rearwardly beneath the. floorl ofthe com-.l partment, .a iiexible curtain arranged be' d atv the front tween said guide-ways and projectable beneath the floor of the compartment, and a bar having a free upper face' and carried by the free edgeof. 'said curtain to coperate with the forward edge-of the compartment floor to close the slot between suoli floor and the curtain and form a continuation of -said floor when the curtain is lowered.

ln witness whereof, l have hereunto set my hand at Frankfort, Indiana, this 9th day of July, A. D. one thousand nine hundred and thirteen.

vHENRY W. BER-TEAM.

Vitnesses F. B.-MCCA1:'1Y, E. W. Eas'rns. 

